Airway Management Techniques - Preoperative Airway Evaluation & Management of the Known or Suspected Difficult Adult Airway
This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 2.00 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1043689; Expiration date 08/31/2026
Approved by Frank Moya Continuing Education Programs, LLC. Provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 1754; and Florida Board of Nursing, Provider Number FBN 2210.
Expires: 08/31/2026
Credits: 2.00
Fee: $65.00
Instructions for Earning Core Module Class A Continuing Education (CE) Credits
All module activities are online only. Subscribers will need a computer with MP4 Audio (VLC) capability, as well as an internet connection for the module activity. Upon enrollment, the Module is accessible on www.currentreviews.com.
Each subscriber must log onto the website with their confidential log-in information. Follow the steps in order below for maximum learning, retention and recall:
- Video - the video must be viewed to gain access to the PDF version of the lesson. Click on "watch" found under the Module tab.
- Lesson - Once the video is viewed, click on the pdf to review your lesson. Also use the lesson to follow along with the audio/video. Carefully read the entire article and concentrate on the boldfaced sentences, key phrases, and “key points" for your clinical practice.
- Post Study Questions - In accordance with the American Association for Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) directives, you must correctly answer 80% of the 10 question post study exam at the end of each module to receive a passing score.
You must pass the post study exam and complete the Learner Assessment at the end of each module to receive Class A CE credit.
- Taking the online only exam -
For immediate feedback you must answer the questions online at www.currentreviews.com. Please login with your username and password.
Upon submitting your answers online you will be given three (3) attempts to pass the exam. You must get 80% of the answers correct. If you must retake the exam on the 2nd and 3rd attempts, please note that the questions will be different from the original exam.
The correct answer will immediately appear following the completion of each module exam.
You will be prompted to complete the Learner Assessment at the end of each exam before receiving Class A CE credit.
- Certification - Credits will be reported to the American Association for Nurse Anesthesiology on Friday each week.
- Certificates of Completion - Upon completion of each module, you may print your certificate online by clicking on “create" found in the Certificate column.
- Expiration Dates - The AANA approves credit for each Module for a three year period. No credit or refund can be given for modules not completed before the expiration date. The expiration date appears on the first page under the accreditation section.
- Address changes - Login to currentreviews.com and update your address under “Account Info" or call us at (954) 763-8003.
- Questions - call us at (954) 763 - 8003 or email us at info@currentreviews.com
Core Module Objectives
- Recognize and respond with the appropriate instrumentation and technique with regard to airway management in accordance with evidence-based practices.
- Anticipate, identify, and manage patients with a potentially difficult airway in accordance with the difficult airway algorithm.
- Recognize and respond to airway management complications in accordance with evidence-based practices.
- List ten factors or circumstances that might indicate difficulty with intubation.
- State four predictors of difficulty with face mask ventilation.
- Specify the seven factors included in the Simplified Airway Risk Index.
- Discuss the role of imaging technologies in difficult airway evaluation.
- Contrast and compare the 2013 and 2022 iterations of the ASA difficult airway algorithm.
- Summarize the circumstances when awake intubation should be performed in managing a known or suspected difficult adult airway.
- Designate two external airway maneuvers that may facilitate intubation.
- Describe the role of noninvasive devices in difficult airway management.
- Review four different invasive approaches to difficult airway management.
- Define what is meant by the use of combination techniques to secure a difficult airway.
- Delineate etiologies and the prognosis of esophageal perforation.
- Outline major differences in the results of the 2005 and 2019 ASA Closed Claims reports on difficult airway management.
- Highlight contraindications to the use of a supraglottic airway.
- Indicate complications that can occur secondary to cricothyrotomy.
- Underscore four contraindications, or relative contraindications, to face mask ventilation.
- Cite three factors associated with esophageal or pharyngeal perforation during general anesthesia.
- Mention serious complications associated with transtracheal jet ventilation.
